builder of narrative, drawer of real and imagined objects, investigator of self

All Dates I Come Across From Now On

Here is a list of dates I’ve come across lately, from the seemingly inconsequential, to the epic. The list is an attempt by me to contextualize historical events with other events, with the hope I’ll be able to better remember and understand them. I’ve noticed the older I’ve become, the more history becomes important to me. This is the search for my place within it.

These are dates I’ve written in past school notes, overheard in conversation, read on the web, or experienced myself, firsthand. I expect some of these dates to be contested and intend to do further research, but, for now, this is a draft. An outline. I’d like to add other metrics such as location of event later down the road, as well as create a streamlined way to pinpoint events on the list.

I expect this list to be updated frequently.

Items in red have been added in the latest round of entries

(As a disclaimer, I do intend to eventually back up all these dates with some source link. For now, it’s going on a certain level of trust. Perhaps foolish. We’ll see.)

1947: Merriam-Webster publishes first in line of paperback dictionaries

1970s: Computerization – New York Times switches to Photographic press

1980: Plaque at Wissahickon Valley Park: “The Fairmount Park Bike and Hiking Path from Forbidden Drive in the Wissahickon Valley to the art museum in Center City was completed by the City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park commission in 1980 with funding assistance from the U.S. Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation Recreation Service Land and Water Conservation Fund as administered by Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs Bureau of Recreation and Conservation”